Spain working to identify train crash dead as relatives' anguish grows

In the wake of Wednesday's rail disaster, some families are still waiting for news. Esther's brother Pepe remains missing. Nothing, we still have no information. We still have no information. They won't even tell us whether there are people still unidentified in the hospital. We know absolutely nothing. After 48 hours, enough is enough. I think it's all good. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says authorities are working to get verified information to families as quickly as possible. Investigators are also examining what happened before the collision. Leaked recordings capture instructions from Madrid's railway control centre after an automatic train control system failed. One train driver was told to resume at normal speed. But 25 kilometres ahead, another train remained stationary, its driver reported being unable to restart the system. The first train struck it from behind. In the wake of the disaster, Transport Minister Oscar Puente initially laid blame on the controllers. Today, Puente held firm against calls to step down, but struck a more cautious tone on blame. At this stage, the evidence points to a failure at the control center. We are examining exactly what happened, how it could have happened, and whether there were any shortcomings in the control procedures. I will not use any worker as a shield nor prejudge responsibility before the The investigation is complete. Separate judicial and government investigations are underway. With a snap election next month and accusations of corruption to deal with, this latest rail catastrophe is adding to a multitude of pressures on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Confidence in our country's high-speed rail system has been broken. The government's job is not to just establish what went wrong and what caused it. But to provide solutions so that the tragedy on this scale, as King Felipe VI said yesterday, never happens again. After two fatal high-speed collisions in a year, Spain's government now faces the task of making good on that promise.